Commenting on statistics released today that reveal over 13,000 people have been waiting over 36 weeks until the start of their treatment, Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, commented:
“These figures are a national disgrace.
“Why must patients in Wales have to put up with such an inferior service when compared to the rest of the UK?
“Years of Welsh Labour incompetence has led to thousands of people having to wait an awful long time until the start of their treatment. No one should have to wait this long, but it’s particularly dreadful to think of the large amount of elderly people are being forced to wait months on end.
“The Welsh Labour Government’s poverty of ambition is letting patients across Wales down and they seem completely empty of ideas about how to turn things around.
“NHS staff are working incredibly hard to help patients, but their attempts are being hampered by an incompetent Welsh Labour Government.”
